MacKinnon, Nichushkin Hovering As Game 4 Looms

Colorado is walking into Game 4 with two names hanging over the room, and that usually means the morning skate matters a little more than the talking heads want to admit. Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin are both uncertain, which puts the Avalanche in one of those familiar playoff spots where every lineup wrinkle suddenly feels like a referendum on the whole series.